1857-S $20 MS66 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20-A. Spiked Shield,
although not attributed on the PCGS insert. This piece has recently
been certified, or more likely recertified, in the
latest-generation PCGS holder with insert of blue transitioning to
white at the bottom. While this Premium Gem 1857-S twenty is not
specifically provenanced to the S.S. Central America, it
certainly bears every hallmark, including its status as the most
widely found die variety recovered from that historic shipwreck.
This piece has that "SSCA look" about it as well, light
canary-yellow around the rims ceding to deeper honey-gold in the
interiors. Generous luster and few mentionable marks complete the
broad eye appeal.(Registry
values: N7079) (NGC ID# 2696, PCGS# 8922)